The Taliban has seized Kabul, ruthless vaccine mandates are stripping citizens of freedom across the U.S., critical race “theorists” want to corrupt your children’s minds, and Joe Biden is still on vacation. But to Twitter users, none of those issues are more important than country music star Carrie Underwood‘s recent Twitter “likes.”
The singer reportedly “liked” an August 12 tweet by Daily Wire columnist and podcaster Matt Walsh, in which he “spoke out against the cruel and indefensible mask mandate for children.” The tweet is still among Underwood’s current “liked” content on Twitter.
Here is my speech to the Nashville School Board where I spoke out against the cruel and indefensible mask mandate for children pic.twitter.com/Eq5IFsKyja
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) August 12, 2021
After a Twitter user screenshotted Underwood’s Twitter interactions, users immediately pounced, calling Underwood an “anti-vaxxer,” untrustworthy, trashy, and a slew of other comments.
Not this … pic.twitter.com/TP8KT2YaJ1
— Keith Edwards (@keithedwards) August 17, 2021
It’s not just that Carrie Underwood liked an anti-mask tweet. It’s that Carrie Underwood liked an anti-mask tweet from Matt Walsh, one of those most negligently histrionic voices on the topic of protecting kids from COVID. 😬
— Jeremy Hooper 🥨 (@goodasyou) August 17, 2021
Carrie Underwood being a God-over-Science person is the least surprising thing I’ve heard today.
Delta take the wheel…
— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) August 17, 2021
Underwood, a mother of two, doesn’t usually broadcast her political opinions. One of her most popular songs “Jesus, take the wheel” is about her Christian faith, and although the star has remained relatively hush over her own personal political affiliations, she strictly adheres to that Christian faith, leading many to speculate about conservative leanings.
Many took on the Twitter trolls, rushing to Underwood’s defense.
“Carrie Underwood liked a video about kids not being forced to wear masks – a position totally supported by data – and she’s being called an anti-vaxxer. In case you thought your “nuanced” takes would save you from the leftist cancel mob… they won’t,” tweeted conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey.
Carrie Underwood liked a video about kids not being forced to wear masks – a position totally supported by data – and she’s being called an anti-vaxxer. In case you thought your “nuanced” takes would save you from the leftist cancel mob… they won’t
— Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) August 17, 2021
To everyone having a meltdown about Carrie Underwood *gasp* liking a tweet from a conservative commentator, just wait until you find out how many of your beloved A-list celebrities are deeply conservative.
— Gina Bontempo (@FlorioGina) August 17, 2021
So let me get this straight. Progressive celebs are allowed to fundraise for Democratic candidates, shower Planned Parenthood with glory, and call for defunding the police, but Carrie Underwood, who never says a word about politics, may not *like a Matt Walsh tweet.*
— Alexandra DeSanctis Marr (@xan_desanctis) August 18, 2021
Walsh even mocked the insanity, sarcastically noting that “[Underwood] should know better than to indirectly endorse the opinions of an extremist and scoundrel such as myself. Her lack of judgment is appalling. I demand that she renounce me and apologize.”
Like anyone else, I am upset and disturbed that Carrie Underwood liked one of my tweets. She should know better than to indirectly endorse the opinions of an extremist and scoundrel such as myself. Her lack of judgment is appalling. I demand that she renounce me and apologize.
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) August 17, 2021
The singer liked one tweet — and now, she’s another celebrity to fall victim to the cancel-culture leftist mob who attack anyone with views opposing their own.
Maybe next time, she’ll think before she tweets. But hopefully, Underwood will stand strong against the absurd mob activity.
